Sacred Waters Collective

10/21/2025

Sacred Waters Collective sends a warm Miigwech (Thank You!) to the Regions 2 & 3 Perinatal Quality Collaborative of MI!

As a result of their Community Partnership Grant, our team recieved over $6600 in supplies to aid in our upcoming trainings for coming years! The items included: anatomical training models, classroom and office supplies, as well as video and photo equipment to document this historical upbringing. We'll also supply new doulas with items to support their mental health in their practice! With these supplies we welcome the opportunity to take our trainings to the next level, empowering healthy, grounded, birthing experiences for Indigenous people in our state.

Our trainings directly serve Indigenous communities and we are steadfast in providing trained doula support to birthing people. These funds directly support our mission! Thank you to all involved in helping us to make this happen. We are grateful for your support! ❤️ Take a moment to celebrate with us! 🎉

10/15/2025

09/24/2025

Starting in October, we will be offering in-person Indigenous lactation support on the second Thursday of every month at American Indian Health and Family Services in Detroit. This is for pregnant or lactatating people, and aunties, grandmas, and siblings are always welcome. For more information contact Sage at RaginSagin@gmail.com.

09/24/2025

If you live in any of the qualifying cities, you can apply for a cash stipend. Cities listed in comments.

Pregnant mothers in Hazel Park and Royal Oak Township can now apply for Rx Kids, a no-strings-attached cash stipend program that offers financial support during one of the most critical and costly times in a family’s life. contributed $500,000 toward the expansion of the program, which is already having impact in . Apply today at RxKids.org.

09/18/2025

If you're looking for an Indigenous Full Spectrum Doula training, NHBP is offering one in November. Applications are due by October 3rd. Apply Here: https://form.jotform.com/252514913953157

🌀 Full Spectrum Doula Training 🌀

This free, Indigenous-led training will ground you in tradition, care, and community.

Apply by October 3 — space is limited! Scan the QR code or click the link to apply now: bit.ly/4goNLc9

09/13/2025

So proud of Angie for her work in the field!

✨ Spotlight: Angie Sanchez – Advancing Indigenous Women-Centred HIV & STBBI Wellness ✨

We are so proud to showcase the work of our summer research intern in the Roots to Wellness Research Collaboratory, Angie Sanchez. 🌿

Through the 2025 Women-Centred HIV Care (WCHC) Hub Summer Research Internship, Angie—an Indigenous PhD student in medical geography—is leading innovative work that bridges Indigenous knowledge, maternal health, and HIV care.

Guided by Dr. JoLee Sasakamoose who leads the National Indigenous WCHC Sub-Hub and Saskatchewan WCHC Sub-Hub, Angie’s internship focuses on revitalizing traditional breastfeeding practices while ensuring culturally safe, evidence-based care for Indigenous mothers living with HIV.

🌿 Highlights of Angie’s work include:

A Cultural Safety in Breastfeeding Care module for Indigenous mothers with HIV

A webinar on Traditional Knowledge & Harm Reduction in HIV and Infant Feeding

A pocket guide for women with HIV who choose to breastfeed

Her work addresses the impacts of colonization, systemic racism, and trauma on maternal health, while offering informed choices that honor both traditional knowledge and modern healthcare.

📣 Stay tuned for an upcoming virtual knowledge-sharing event this fall, where Angie and the team will share these new resources with communities and healthcare providers across Canada.

📬 You’ll also find Angie’s full spotlight feature in the WCHC Hub newsletter. Not signed up yet? Join WCHC’S mailing list today to stay connected with the latest research, stories, and events.

https://www.wchchub.ca/

09/11/2025

There is still room in this training for anyone who might be able to get to Oklahoma!

09/05/2025

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Six Nations Birthing Centre Tsi Non:we Ionnakeratstha Ona:grahsta are looking for Indigenous Midwifery Apprentices and a Community Breast Feeding Coordinator!

Visit the website listed on the flyer for more information 💜

Breast Feeding Coordinator: https://greatsn.com/jobs/community-breastfeeding-coordinator/

Indigenous Midwifery Apprentice: https://greatsn.com/jobs/indigenous-midwifery-apprentice/

08/21/2025

🥹 How beautiful! 🤎

✨ Home Birth in Kanehsatà:ke 🌙

In the early hours of August 19th at 12:47 am we had the immense honour of holding space for a home birth and welcoming a healthy baby boy into the world in the Tekontateriéntare Multigenerational Center for Women’s Wellness on Tsontkwahtentionhátie farm with the help of the midwives from the Blainville birthing center and our dedicated community birth keepers.

This marks the first home birth in Kanehsatà:ke in over 50 years. This is HUGE. Niawen’kò:wa to the family for believing in the vision of bringing birth home and the importance of women-centered care.

From the observant alpacas to the visiting turkeys, the curious skunk and the watchful deer, it seemed all of creation held its breath while Ís:ta did BIG work bringing baby earth side. It was an incredible experience that we’ll never forget and we hope to provide for many more families moving forward.

Our hearts are so full. Niá:wen. Niá:wen. Niá:wen!

08/11/2025

We are so humbled to be chosen for the Center for Health Equity, Education and Research (CHEER) CHAMPion of the week! What an honor to be selected, especially on Indigenous Milk Medicine Week! 🤎🥹

In honor of (August 8–14), CHEER celebrates the transformative work of Sacred Waters Collective, an Indigenous-led organization based in Michigan. Sacred Waters Collective is rooted in the reclamation and revitalization of traditional birth, lactation, and parenting practices. Through their work, they strengthen Indigenous families and communities by fostering deep connections to culture, language, and traditions. Learn more at cheerequity.org/champions.

08/10/2025

How beautiful!